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Sophisticated Simplicity: The SAM 3

Sophisticated Simplicity: The SAM 3

The SAM 3 is my go-to articulator system due to its reliability in calibration, clean design and the ability to tailor the scope of programming....

| 10 years ago
The General Dentist's Role in Managing Retention
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The General Dentist's Role in Managing Retention

I met a friend for lunch recently and she told me she was talking about me the previous weekend. I don't know about you, but it always gets my attention...

| 10 years ago
Living in a Digital World

Living in a Digital World

Digital cameras are great to have in your practice because they allow the photographer to pick the quality and resolution of the image being exposed....

| 10 years ago
Increase Predictability With Your Lab

Increase Predictability With Your Lab

Would you like to make your communication with your lab more predictable? When it comes to increasing predictability, communication with our lab is the...

| 10 years ago
Study: Sensory Adapted Dental Environments

Study: Sensory Adapted Dental Environments

According to a recent press release from USC, an ongoing study, Sensory Adapted Dental Environments, aims to find adaptations suitable for the dental...

| 10 years ago
Say Cheese With Ease
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Say Cheese With Ease

Dental photography is one of the most powerful tools available to clinicians. Dentists can use photography to help patients see themselves in ways they...

| 10 years ago
Understanding Your Unemployment Insurance Rate

Understanding Your Unemployment Insurance Rate

Among the controllable costs for any practice is the unemployment insurance rate that you must pay for your employees. In most states, the percentage...

| 10 years ago
Go With the 'Outside-In' Flow

Go With the 'Outside-In' Flow

Every doctor has a preferred exam sequence and incorporating the outside-in rule in the new patient exam can makes things flow as smoothly as possible....

| 10 years ago
Welcome to a Brand New Spear
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Welcome to a Brand New Spear

At a time when increasing numbers of online publications have begun placing their content behind a paywall, Spear has decided to offer even more to dentists...

| 10 years ago
The 'Outside-In' Approach to the New Patient Exam

The 'Outside-In' Approach to the New Patient Exam

One of the biggest issues with the new patient exam is the amount of time it takes up. One of the goals is to gather all the data as efficiently as possible...

| 10 years ago
Can You Light Cure Too Much?
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Can You Light Cure Too Much?

Light cure composite materials have produced a radical shift in dentistry over the past 40 years; it's a shift I have lived in while graduating...

| 10 years ago
From 'Good' to 'Great' Dental Assistants
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From 'Good' to 'Great' Dental Assistants

A tried and true way to grow your dental practice is to make every patient's appointment a memorable experience, especially for new patients. It's...

| 10 years ago